屁をひって尻窄め

へをひってしりつぼめ

Also written へをひってしりすぼめ, 屁をひって尻つぼめ, 屁をひって尻すぼめ

Meanings

1. Expression there is no use shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted (literally: squeezing your buttocks after you have farted)

Kanji

• 屁 fart; passing gas. Read as へ.
• 尻 buttocks. Read as しり.
• 窄 narrow; fold; furl. Read as つぼめる.

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